This document discusses a case study of the Komati Downstream Development Project (KDDP) in Swaziland that uses partnerships to develop small-scale sugarcane producers. It outlines the roles that various stakeholders play, including the Government of Swaziland, SWADE, financial institutions, the sugar industry, and local communities. Through these partnerships, land under production has increased from 500ha to 4000ha, household incomes have risen substantially, and access to clean water and healthcare have improved. However, challenges remain around coordination of partnerships, financing costs, and business skills development.

1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL SCALE
SUGARCANE PRODUCERS IN SWAZILAND USING
PATNERSHIPS
A case study of KDDP
A Paper Presented at Regional Implementation Workshop for
IFAD - Supported Projects and Programmes
Prepared by: Humphrey Nxumalo & Kenneth Tsabedze
Venue: Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre
(Maputo)
Date: 15 November 2010

2. INTRODUCTION
o Most world’s poor people live in rural areas
o Governments can play a constructive role in eradicating
poverty
o GoS’s poverty reduction strategy include increasing rural
household income through:
o harvesting water from the major River basins and
o Commercial agricultural development downstream
o SWADE was Established to plan and implement the
Komati Project and the Lower Usuthu Project, and
any other Large Water Project that Government
may assign”

3. PAPER OBJECTIVE
o To present the partnership between public-
private sectors in the development of rural
community in Swaziland.
o To present the impact of the KDDP on the land
utilisation and livelihood of the community.

4. METHODOLOGY
o Project reports
o Project progress reports 2010
o SWADE Annual reports
o Socio-economic survey report 2009
o SWADE Water quality monitoring reports

5. PARTNERSHIPS
RSA
Int. Funding Financial
Organisations Institutions
Treaty
Project Bus. Dev.
funding funding
Sugar Traditional
Industry
GoS Authorities
Markets Land
SWADE
availability
Socio-
econo. Dev.
Rural
Community

6. ROLES
o GoS
o Dam construction through partnering with RSA and
international funding agents
o SWADE formation for project implementation
o Financing development from River to farm edge
o Providing infrastructure, roads, bridges, electricity,
potable water and sanitation
o Legislation- Sugar Act, labour laws, policies
o Sourcing funding for downstream development

7. ROLES
o SWADE
Project implementation through
o mobilization and group formation,
o capacity building,
o mentoring,
o extension service,
o linking communities with stakeholders i.e stakeholder forum for
project update.

8. Water
Empowered
People
Talent (HR)
People with:
and 25,000 KDDP
- potable water
Land - sanitation
Finances - source of
20,000 LUSIP 1
income (job or
Markets business)
10,000 LUSIP 2
SWADE Process &
Values

9. ROLES
o Financial institutions
o Providing credit for business development
o Loan management services
o Partnering with SWADE on monitoring payment of
service providers.
o The Sugar Industry
o Securing Market by SSA
o Mill expansion for crushing sugarcane from Growers
o Provide Extension services to farmers
o Secures loan repayment through stop orders directing
farmers’ payments to the bank

10. ROLES
o SWAZILAND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY
o Ensuring environmental compliance by farmers
o Assessment of EIAs and CMPs.
o Conducting Environmental Audits
o Water quality monitoring

11. ROLES
o TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES
o Identification of community groups/FAs
o Authority to use land
o Conflict management
o COMMUNTY MEMBERS
o Work with SWADE to form and manage the
businesses
o Obtain loans from the Financial institutions
o Ensure agreements with Sugar industry are adhered
to.

12. LAND UTILISATION
o 4000ha under commercial agric production in 2009
(3700ha sugarcane and 300ha other crops) from less
than 500ha in 2000.
o 19 farmers associations
o Sugarcane yields at 99tch at 14.87% compared to
industry average of 99.4tch at 14.4% sucrose.
o Revenue generated from sugarcane increased from
SZL1M (US$143, 000)in 2000 to SZL100M (US$14, 300,
000) in 2009
o Crop diversity increased from 10 in 2000 to 17 in 2009.

13. Livelihood Security
Impact/Year 2000 2009
Children aged less
than 6 years who
have never been
to school 21.15% 20.45% 2004
Population 25000 29000
Access to clean
water 21.50% 25% 2004
People earning
more than
SZL2000.00/
month 0.90% 20%
People earning
less than
SZL100.00/
month 32% 3.15%
Infant motality 77/1000 63/1000

14. CHALLENGES
o Informal partnerships leading to duplication of
resources
o Cost of financing the projects
o Slow realization of income because of long repayment
period
o Low Literacy level of community leading to slow
business acumen.

15. LESSONS LEARNED
o Provision of necessary structures for
development i.e finance, market, conducive
environment, capacity building.
o The need to formalize the partnerships
(MoUs) to avoid duplication of resources.
o Stakeholder collaboration